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After passing the Cable Car M useum, the cable car continues climbing Nob Hill and then turns north onto Russian Hill s tree- lined H yde S treet. A t the top of H yde Street, get off at the intersection with Lombard Street, the so-called crookedest street in the world. Snap some photos of Alcatraz I sland, the S an F rancisco B ay, Coit Tower, and Telegraph Hill just try not to do so from the middle of the street, as some o ver-enthusiastic sightseers ar e wont to do. Then stroll down, and back up, the Lombar d S treet steps; in spring and early summer, the street is lined with colorful blossoms. See p. 162.

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